Get enchanted by the rich diversity of India flora on
your Eco tour to India. The natural beauty and fragility of the Indian flora
is one of the most pristine in the whole world. There is virtually no area
of India without its particular treasure or species of special beauty or
interest. Due to the wide range of climatic conditions, India holds rich
variety of flora that no other country can boost of. India covers more than
45,000 species of flora, out of which there are several species that are not
found anywhere else. Since ancient times, use of plants as a source of
medicines has been the inherent part of life in India. There are more than
3000 officially documented plants in India that holds great medicinal
potential. India comprises of seven percent of world's flora. Indiais
divided into main eight floristic regions namely - Western Himalayas,
Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Indus plain, Ganga plain, the Deccan, the Malabar
and the Andamans.
India is a home to large variety
of trees that grows fast and are mostly evergreen. Trees in India holds
the great religious and cultural importance. Tree worship is still the
element of modern Indian traditions. There are many trees which are
considered as sacred in India.
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India has some of the unique
flower plants and is a magnet for many visitors both locally and from
overseas. No fewer than eighty percent of the Indian flower plants are
endemic i.e. Occurring here and nowhere else. Flowers in India are used
on large scale in weddings, making garlands and the purpose of
decorations.
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